Andy Biggs

Trump endorsed former Pinal County Sheriff and current congressional candidate Mark Lamb in his bid to replace Andy Biggs in Congressional District 5 — and Trump told former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely to find a different seat to run for (Laura Gersony / the Republic) (November 5, 2025)

There’s an old sheriff in town: “60 Days In” star and “America’s Sheriff” Mark Lamb announced he will run for Andy Biggs’ congressional seat in the East Valley’s Congressional District 5, Noah Cullen reports for Pinal Central. Lamb, the former Pinal County sheriff, announced his candidacy on “The Charlie Kirk Show.” He has a history of supporting “America First” border security and has been a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump. “Like any good cop, I can’t run from a fight. So, I’m announcing today my candidacy for CD5,” Lamb said. “I’m getting in because, listen, I believe in America, I believe in our history, our birthright and I think America has a bright future and I want to be a part of it.” (October 24, 2025)

Birthday cards and backpedals: Although Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane once backed an effort to force the Trump administration to release the Epstein files, he hasn’t joined the latest push — a bill four other congressional Republicans have already signed onto, the Republic’s Laura Gersony reports. Arizona’s U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar also haven’t supported the effort, and Crane reposted a statement from Republican leaders that called Trump’s creepy birthday card to Epstein a case of "cherry-picking documents and politicizing information." (September 10, 2025)

Biggs changes on the horizon: Election-denying Congressman Andy Biggs says if he becomes governor, we’ll have faster election results, lower taxes, and a bunch of conservative laws that Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed. Biggs held his first campaign rally over the weekend, teaming up with the folks at Turning Point USA, KJZZ’s Camryn Sanchez reports. (June 3, 2025)

Millions not well spent: Karrin Taylor Robson outraised Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs as the two prepare to square off in the 2026 GOP gubernatorial primary, Capitol scribe Howie Fischer reports based on the latest round of campaign finance reports. But that’s only because Robson loaned herself $2.2 million. Gov. Katie Hobbs pulled in the most actual donations in the reporting period, at $1.3 million, and has $4.7 million cash on hand, compared to Robson’s $876,000 war chest and Biggs’ $437,000. (July 23, 2025)

Slow and steady: Democrats are anxiously waiting for Democratic U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva to officially get sworn in to Congress, considering her vote could be the one that tips the release of the Epstein files, the Republic’s Laura Gersony writes. Democrats are accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of delaying the swearing in for political reasons, but county and state officials haven’t even canvassed the election yet, and members of Congress are rarely sworn in until that happens — except in a few recent cases where it’s been politically advantageous for Republicans to expedite the process. Meanwhile, it’s not like members of Congress actually do much, KJZZ’s Camryn Sanchez reports based on an analysis of the Arizona congregation’s “batting average,” or number of bills filed versus signed into law. Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, for example, is 1-for-900 in his career of sponsoring federal bills. (September 29, 2025)

The tomato wars: Republicans and farm groups are urging the Trump administration to block a 20% duty on Mexican-grown tomatoes that is set to come into effect next month, since the Commerce Department announced it wouldn’t extend the “Tomato Suspension Agreement” with Mexico that has been holding the tariff at bay. And while Florida tomato growers are stoked, Arizona Republican members of Congress, including Eli Crane, Andy Biggs and Juan Ciscomani, are urging Trump to reconsider, saying ending the agreement would “abandon a key achievement and principle of President Trump’s America First agenda,” Politico reports. Also, Florida tomatoes are gross, tomato book author William Alexander writes in the opinion pages of the New York Times. And allowing the agreement to expire would mean that a bunch of Mexican tomato farmers will want H-2A visas to work in Florida. “While the tariff will drive up the cost of both Mexican- and American-grown tomatoes, consumers won’t be the only losers. Arizona State University estimates that job losses among the warehouse operators, truckers and grocers who process and move tomatoes from the border throughout the United States could exceed 50,000 in Arizona and Texas alone,” Alexander writes. (June 24, 2025)

Pausing, then piling on: High-profile Republican officials in Arizona didn’t have much to say in the days after the Republic revealed that Mark Lamb, the former Pinal County sheriff who’s running for Congress, sexted with various women and tried to intimidate them into keeping it hush-hush. But now, those GOP officials are starting to weigh in on Lamb’s behavior, per the Republic’s Laura Gersony and Robert Anglen. Congressman (and gubernatorial candidate) Andy Biggs called the sexting “concerning.” U.S. Rep. David Schweikert (also running for governor) said Republicans “hold ourselves out to be moral actors” and shouldn’t accept this type of behavior. Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller (also a Republican) said he assigned an investigator to review the matter, while Lamb’s rival in the GOP primary, business owner Daniel Keenan, seized the opportunity and put out a video ad with screenshots of Lamb’s texts. (June 1, 2026)

Another shutdown?: In the wake of shootings in Minneapolis, and with a deadline approaching to avoid a federal government shutdown, more U.S. Senate Democrats are saying they won’t support the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, States Newsroom reports. Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego joined the “no” group over the weekend, and now five of the eight Democrats who voted with the GOP to end the shutdown in November say they won’t support the DHS funding bill. Their position is complicated by the fact that DHS oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is tasked with helping millions of people deal with a massive snow storm this week. And Arizonans depend on FEMA, too. U.S. Republican Reps. Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert are asking FEMA to reconsider its denial of $33 million for Gila and Mohave counties, where floods overwhelmed communities last year, Peter Aleshire reports for the Payson Roundup. (January 27, 2026)

The red circus is coming: President Donald Trump will make a Turning Point USA rally appearance at Dream City Church in North Phoenix on April 17 alongside speakers like Erika Kirk and GOP gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs. The Pentecostal megachurch, which has close ties to Turning Point, compared Charlie Kirk to Jesus Christ in the aftermath of his assassination and owns a school that was recently sued after a teacher allegedly groomed and had sex multiple times with a 15-year-old student. (April 1, 2026)

Somebody call Dateline: For the moment, Arizona’s gubernatorial race is all about sexual predators. Allies of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs say her Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, voted to protect child predators, per Dennis Welch at AZFamily. The Democratic Governors Association pointed to Biggs’ votes as a state lawmaker in 2007 against a bill to increase criminal penalties for child sex predators. And also in 2025 when the congressman voted against releasing the Epstein files. Biggs, in turn, said Hobbs vetoed bills that would have blocked anyone convicted of a sexual offense with a minor from playing high school sports. Meanwhile, a new poll (for whatever polls are worth this far out, or ever) showed Hobbs up by 13 points in the race, including a huge lead among independents. Finally, Politico reports Freedom Caucus members like Biggs are having a rough time in races across the country. (August 21, 2026)

Money can’t buy everything: After pumping $2 million of her own money into her bid to be Arizona’s next governor, Karrin Taylor Robson suspended her campaign on Thursday, saying “we cannot afford a divisive Republican primary.” Robson launched her campaign a year ago to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. But President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Robson didn’t deter other Republican candidates, like U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert, from joining the race. (Plus, after Biggs jumped in, Trump endorsed him, too.) Now, the race for the GOP nomination boils down to the more traditional GOP candidate, Schweikert, versus the Turning Point USA-backed Biggs. (February 13, 2026)

Schweikert stands by it: Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says he has no regrets about sending mailers accusing fellow Republican and gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs of white supremacy and antisemitism, KJZZ’s Ben Giles reports. “Heaven forbid we were to lose again, or lose the state Legislature, because we nominated a candidate that’s unelectable,” Schweikert said. (April 15, 2026)

Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs is doubling down on his support of White House advisor Stephen Miller, even after federal agents shot and killed two observers in Minneapolis and Miller blatantly lied about the victims (Laura Gersony / Republic) (January 30, 2026)

Sharpening their knives: Now that it’s looking like U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs is going to win the GOP nomination for governor, Hobbs and Biggs are testing out their arguments for the general election, per KTAR’s David Iversen. Hobbs says Biggs hasn’t accomplished much in his political career and he’s often a fringe “no” vote on bipartisan bills in Congress. Biggs says his record in the Arizona Senate and Congress shows he isn’t too partisan to win a statewide race in Arizona. He gave the examples of working with former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (a Democrat who went independent) and former U.S. Sen. John McCain (a Republican), as well as collaborating with Democratic U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Pramila Jayapal. (July 13, 2026)

Hmmmm, I’ll have the word salad, please: The governor’s race started in earnest this week with Gov. Katie Hobbs saying her Republican opponent U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs has been undermining election confidence for years, including by disputing her win in 2022. When Biggs, who tried to overturn Arizona’s presidential election results on Jan. 6, 2021, was asked on KTAR if Hobbs was legitimately elected, he didn’t say yes or no. He said this instead: “The reality is Katie Hobbs sits in the governor’s chair right now. I think every court has said she won, and, guess what, she’s the one who set a record for vetoes. So, I’m telling you I think she’s the governor and I don’t think anybody’s questioning that she’s not the governor,” Biggs told KTAR. (July 24, 2026)

Deafening silence: Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation spoke out against President Donald Trump’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” but the state’s Republican delegation was noticeably quiet, the Republic’s Ronald J. Hansen and Laura Gersony report. For example, Democratic U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said Trump’s threat “spits on everything we stand for and is flat out illegal,” while Republican Rep. Andy Biggs posted about meeting with executives from Phoenix Children’s Hospital. (April 8, 2026)

All’s well that endorses well: President Donald Trump screamed at gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs and other Freedom Caucus congressmen during a 2023 call to scold the voting bloc for refusing to back Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker, the Phoenix New Times’ Zach Buchanan reports, citing a new tell-all book from a McCarthy aide. Trump reportedly told Biggs in an expletive-laden call, “I’ll never support you if you don’t support Kevin!” Biggs ultimately voted present, helping McCarthy take the gavel, and secured the Trump endorsement he’s now touting in the governor’s race. (June 23, 2026)

The heat is on: In the race to be Republicans’ nominee for governor, U.S. Rep. David Schweikert is going heavy on the attack against fellow congressman Andy Biggs — and the Maricopa County GOP isn’t happy about it, Stacey Barchenger reports for the Republic. In a split 17-12 vote, the county’s Republican committee formally condemned Schweikert over mailers that document Biggs’ history of mingling with white supremacists. While the committee called for a focus on defeating Gov. Katie Hobbs in November, Schweikert’s campaign adviser Chris Baker said his boss wouldn’t back down from calling out Biggs. (April 9, 2026)

Elections have consequences: Arizona Republican Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar were on the radar of former special counsel Jack Smith as he investigated President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, per Politico. Newly released documents show Smith was going after phone logs for prominent Republican lawmakers and officials, and both Biggs and Gosar were on his subpoena target list. (March 26, 2026)

It’s up to you, voters: The proposed special legislative session is a bust, legislative Democrats and Republicans both confirmed yesterday. The attempt to strike a grand bargain and head off several ballot measures around public schools, unions and vouchers failed after Congressman and GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Andy Biggs started blasting the deal Republicans had negotiated and put up his own “Biggs Deal,” as we reported yesterday. House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen both endorsed the scaled-back Biggs Deal yesterday, which tanked the actual deal that they had been negotiating. Democrats declared the pivot in negotiations a “failure of leadership” from legislative Republicans. Signatures for the voucher reform effort, Protect Education Act, are due on Thursday. “While Speaker Montenegro and President Petersen stated they were negotiating in good faith – we now know the truth. There will be no special session. Instead, Republicans backtracked on the terms of a deal which were not only widely reported, but which they themselves put together,” legislative Democrats said in a press release. (June 30, 2026)

The Strait of Your Moves: The spike in gas prices that followed the Trump administration’s attack on Iran is hitting the Arizona governor’s race, as well as state budget talks, Stacey Barchenger reports for the Republic. To deal with the higher prices, Gov. Katie Hobbs asked for a waiver of strict requirements for fuel blends and she said she’s willing to waive the gas tax (which funds basically all the road maintenance in Arizona). But a tax holiday needs approval from state lawmakers, and that could be tricky since GOP leadership and Hobbs already locked horns over the state budget. In the race for the governor’s office, Hobbs’ GOP rival, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, said her efforts were too little too late, and he brought up a bill Hobbs supported as a legislator in 2018 that would have raised the state gas tax. The fact that Hobbs is taking heat for Trump bombing Iran didn’t sit well with her spokesman Christian Slater. (March 31, 2026)

His stock is rising: Gov. Katie Hobbs gave a shoutout to former Mesa Mayor John Giles after he endorsed her in the governor’s race. That’s a run-of-the-mill political move, but it also comes after we reported last week that Capitol insiders put Giles on the short list for lieutenant governor candidates. As for Hobbs’ presumptive GOP opponent, U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs is trying to block any expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court, a decade after he helped Ducey expand Arizona’s Supreme Court from five to seven justices, Stacey Barchenger writes in the Republic. (July 6, 2026)

Pushing him toward the door: After a poll showed Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert was way behind Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs in the GOP primary for governor, and campaign finance reports showed Schweikert was nearly out of money, Petersen called for Schweikert to drop out of the race. Both GOP candidates trail Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs by a wide margin. She’s sitting on $7.2 million, while Biggs has about $1.1 million and Schweikert has $86,000, the Arizona Mirror’s Jim Small reports. (April 20, 2026)

Time to turn off your TVs: The actual candidates for public office are busy putting out the first round of campaign ads. Gov. Katie Hobbs is highlighting her tough childhood when her “parents didn’t make a lot of money” and her days as an Uber driver, while Republican gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs is blaming Hobbs for rising gas prices and Republican Warren Petersen is hyping up his endorsement by President Donald Trump in the race to get the GOP nomination for attorney general. (May 28, 2026)

Bigg ambitions: Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs could hang onto his congressional seat for the rest of his life, he told the Republic’s “the Gaggle” podcast, but Arizona is at a political “tipping point” that inspired him to try to unseat Gov. Katie Hobbs this year. To make the state more affordable, Biggs called for further lowering state income taxes, rolling back water-related building moratoriums and selling more state trust land. And while more than 65 people have reached out to be his lieutenant governor, Biggs said he’s still weighing his options. (May 7, 2026)

The view from DC: Republican gubernatorial hopefuls Andy Biggs and David Schweikert are both Freedom Caucus types, but Biggs hails from a district where “a turtle running as a Republican” could win, while Schweikert hails from a rare competitive district, representation that reflects their starkly different styles, the Associated Press’ Jonathan J. Cooper and team report. Democrats really need to win Schweikert’s seat in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, but the primary election to choose their nominee “is accelerating from mess to circus,” Sejal Govindarao reports for the New York Times. And in Politico, Andrew Howard covers Daniel Keenan’s attempt to knock allegedly prolific dick-pic-sender Mark Lamb out of the frontrunner slot to replace Biggs in CD5. Lamb has Trump’s endorsement. “A guy that goes around and says, ‘God, family freedom,’ is sending pictures of himself and nude pictures of his wife, encouraging his friends and his employees to have sexual relations with his wife,” Keenan told Politico. “That’s not ‘God, family freedom.’ That shows you’re morally broke.” (July 20, 2026)

Crazy times, crazy people: Arizonans reacted to this weekend’s attempt on President Donald Trump’s life at the White House Correspondents Dinner, per the Republic’s Rey Covarrubias Jr., who rounded up the online thanks to law enforcement and thoughts and prayers tweets. Republican Congressman and gubernatorial contender Andy Biggs and Republican Congressman Abe Hamadeh were both at the dinner, as were Erica Kirk and two-time loser Kari Lake, who used the shooting to spit fire and blame at the media. “When you consider you are entering a roomful of fake news media — 90% of whom hate the President you would think they would have better security. … On the way out, I called-out a bunch of the disgusting Media who have been pushing hatred toward President Trump for years. They are a big part of the discord in this country,” Lake ranted on Twitter. (April 27, 2026)